There are 11 ways to get from Bristol to Tarragona by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Reus Airport (REU)plane BRS - REU
5h 50m€55–148Fly Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 26m€49–146Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain Re / ...
15h 45m€407–714Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
30h 20m€166–327Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tarragonacar
17h 17m€390–523Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 45m€101–205Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Reus Airport (REU)plane BHX - REU
7h 14m€89–392Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Reus Airport (REU)plane LGW - REU
8h 36m€107–281Fly Bristol Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BRS - GRO
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 51m€56–181Bus via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Tarragonabus
30h 35m€128–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Tarragonacar
20h 22m€224–688
Bristol to Tarragona by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Tarragona is to fly which costs €55 - €150 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Tarragona is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €55 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Tarragona station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Tarragona - Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Tarragona via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
The distance between Bristol and Tarragona is 1210 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Tarragona without a car is to train which takes 15h 45m and costs €400 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Bristol to Tarragona, including transfers.
Bristol to Tarragona bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Tarragona train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Tarragona is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €55 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €400 - €750 and takes 15h 45m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €330 and takes 30h 20m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Tarragona, Spain?
Jet2.com, easyJet, and Ryanair fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Reus Airport (REU) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Tarragona via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan, and Barcelona-Sants in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–95
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €230–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Tarragona bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Tarragona is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 8:26 AM in Bristol and 9:26 AM in Tarragona.
Bristol to Tarragona train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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